History UsefulNotes / Pandeism

* Film/OhGod has George Burns as God giving some surprisingly pandeistic answers to questions from religions leaders. "The divine truth is not a building or a book or a story. The heart is the temple, where all truth resides".... "Jesus was my son, Buddha was my son, Mohammad, Moses, you, the man who said there was no room at the inn was my son. And so is the one who charges $11.00 for a steak in this one".... "Everything around them that they can see and smell and feel and hear they should delight in all this. That what is here are some of my very best ideas. And I want everyone to try very hard to make sure that it doesn't all go down the drain." Naturally, it might be pointed out that the God of OhGod appears as a separate and intervening entity, but Pandeism would simply explain God's appearance (which is in point of fact mundane and lacking in any especially mind-blowing miracles) as a projection of man -- as part of our Creator -- unwittingly reminding himself of some important underlying truths.

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* Film/OhGod ''Film/OhGod'' has George Burns as God giving some surprisingly pandeistic answers to questions from religions leaders. "The divine truth is not a building or a book or a story. The heart is the temple, where all truth resides".... "Jesus was my son, Buddha was my son, Mohammad, Moses, you, the man who said there was no room at the inn was my son. And so is the one who charges $11.00 for a steak in this one".... "Everything around them that they can see and smell and feel and hear they should delight in all this. That what is here are some of my very best ideas. And I want everyone to try very hard to make sure that it doesn't all go down the drain." Naturally, it might be pointed out that the God of OhGod ''Film/OhGod'' appears as a separate and intervening entity, but Pandeism would simply explain God's appearance (which is in point of fact mundane and lacking in any especially mind-blowing miracles) as a projection of man -- as part of our Creator -- unwittingly reminding himself of some important underlying truths.

->''"The fact that we exist is proof that God is motivated to act in some way. And since only the challenge of self-destruction could interest an omnipotent God, it stands to reason that we . . . are [[TitleDrop God's debris]]."''

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->''"The fact that we exist is proof that God is motivated to act in some way. And since only the challenge of self-destruction could interest an omnipotent God, it stands to reason that we . . . we... are [[TitleDrop God's debris]].debris."''

* In Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons, the god YISUN grew weary of having an infinite existence, and thus committed suicide by splitting itself into many lesser aspects. In White Chain's words, "It was a wretched life, without meaning or perception. Imagine infinite stories to tell, Allison, [[http://killsixbilliondemons.com/?comic=ksbd-2-30 and nobody to tell them to.]]"

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* In Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons, the god YISUN grew weary of having an infinite existence, and thus committed suicide by splitting itself into many lesser aspects. In White Chain's words, "It was a wretched life, without meaning or perception. Imagine infinite stories to tell, Allison, [[http://killsixbilliondemons.com/?comic=ksbd-2-30 and nobody to tell them to.]]"

->''"If everybody were perfectly clear that they were a manifestation of the divine being, nothing very much would happen."''-->-- '''Alan Watts'''

->''"God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good—and is no sillier than any other theology."''-->-- '''Robert A. Heinlein''', ''TimeEnoughForLove''

* One of Lazarus Long's aphorisms from Heinlein's ''Time Enough for Love'': "God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology."

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* One of Lazarus Long's aphorisms from Heinlein's ''Time Enough for Love'': ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'': "God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good, and is no sillier than any other theology."

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